# Beat Station - Drum Machine — user reviews > 144 indexed App Store user reviews of Beat Station by Sonar Multimedia, rated 4.50/5 from 496 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beat-station-drum-machine/id1207156644/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beat-station-drum-machine/id1207156644.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 372 · 4★ 62 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Beat Station? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Intuitive interface - 💡 Versatile beat options - 🎸 Great for guitarists and musicians - 🎧 Realistic drum sounds **Cons** - 🔒 Subscription-only model - 🔒 Lack of one-time purchase option - 🐛 Bugs and crashes - 🔋 Battery drain issues - 💸 Perceived as overpriced **Commonly reported bugs** - Subscription issues (unable to restore purchases) - App freezing or closing unexpectedly - Blank tutorial screens - Inconsistent behavior when switching between beats **Most requested features** - More beat variety (Latin, jazz, waltz, etc.) - Ability to import custom drum samples - Tempo and style changes within a song - Midi export option - Better tutorial and customer support ## Newest reviews (15 of 144) ### 4/5 — Inclusão de MIDI *2026-07-03* Poderia permitir adição de MIDI ### 3/5 — Best options *2025-10-16, version 3.1.6* I like the app a little bit but I’m wondering why there’s not more classic Latin styles like cha cha rhumba beguine mambo etc. Also no soca/calypso beat ### 2/5 — Un pochino truff…. *2025-10-10, version 3.1.6* L’app prometteva un periodo di prova di tot giorni ma mi ha fatto ugualmente l’addebito… mo vediamo se li restituiscono… l’idea è buona ma app molto incompleta, i nomi dei pattern sono troppo generici e non si riescono a identificare… inoltre vorrei più automatismi… che dopo il fill ritorni sul main… così come è non è molto usabile in live… suoni migliorabili ### 3/5 — うん。 *2025-05-27* 再生してる時に流れる｢スーーッ｣というホワイトノイズを止めて欲しい。 ### 4/5 — Nice but *2025-02-13, version 3.1.6* It works fine but I just don’t like paying for a Subscription. And why if you look at the section for in app purchases it has lifetime purchase for $59 yet to purchase it from within the app you have to buy a month or year subscription only doesn’t give you an option to purchase a lifetime. ### 2/5 — Missing apps sign on my home page *2024-07-24, version 3.1.6* Not sure if I will keep or cancel lack of customer support as well. ### 4/5 — pro *2024-05-15, version 3.1.6* hello i want to buy the pro but the buttons just have dots and won’t let me buy it help ### 4/5 — Не получается назначить миди сигнал на кнопки в приложении *2024-04-09* Так прикольная приложуха, но было бы здоров, чтобы она видела миди сигнал ### 2/5 — App will not upgrade *2024-02-02, version 3.1.6* I made the purchase but it’s stuck at demo and will not upgrade to pro after purchase. Useless… ### 3/5 — Works OK *2024-01-21, version 3.1.6* There is no way to contact the developer. Needs more beat variety. Really needs a built in mixer or at least a way to normalize the beats. Some are much louder than others. Also appears that one time purchase option is gone. ### 4/5 — Can you help me? *2023-11-23, version 3.1.6* 1. Come memorizzare abbinamenti tra drum kit e patterns? 2. Come fare upgrade lifetime? Grazie e complimenti per l’ottima app ### 2/5 — Logic Pro for iPad *2023-11-08, version 3.1.5* Why is there no option to simply export the midi from the song arrangement area? Only audio. That would be huge if you could arrange a drum song then export as a midi file to use with a drum kit of your choice. Supposedly you can somehow use this to send the audio to Logic Pro to record it. But it’s not very intuitive. I can’t figure it out. ### 2/5 — Plain an simple *2023-10-08, version 3.1.5* Because you cqn’t record a track and send it out . ### 2/5 — 例え有料でも *2023-09-01* アプリ自体はとても良いが、パターンは多いが選びにくい、一つ一つ探すのに手間がかかる、似たようなパターンが多い、欲しいパターンがない、自分でパターンを打ち込めてかつこのアプリのような操作性があれば使います。パタン作成機能作ってください。 ### 2/5 — Subscription model only *2023-08-20, version 3.1.5* Blues and jazz and a fee other less popular genres are free, but you have to sign up for a subscription for more common genres. I understand that the tech development is expensive and the app makers are not running a charity, but offering subscription only is lame. I’d be willing or pay a one-time flat amount of maybe $30-40, maybe more, for this, but will not sign up for them dipping into my bank account every month. I don’t see why they can’t at least offer the option of flat payment or* monthly. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pro is not enabled after payment *2025-10-14, version 3.1.6* Please help ### 1/5 — Inutile *2025-03-15* Inutile ### 1/5 — จ่ายเงินแล้วใช้รุ่นโปรไม่ได้ *2025-01-30, version 3.1.6* กรุณาแก้ไขด้วยด่วนเลยนะครับ ก่อนที่จะรายงานเพื่อให้คืนเงินและแจ้งว่าแอปนี้หลอกลวงสำหรับหัวข้อการจ่ายเงินเพื่อรุ่นโปร ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-08-11, version 3.1.6* CAN’T BELIVE THIS IS STILL ON YHE APP STORE!! I’ve purchased this twice as it seems like a brilliant app. However, both times, after paying the fee it didn’t unlock the Pro features. Emailed from web site but no reply. ### 1/5 — Wont restore purchase *2023-09-13, version 1.0.2* I paid for pro lifetime, but the app closes when I try to restore..... ### 1/5 — Cannot access despite my subscription *2023-05-17* I have an annual subscription and it recently renewed however it keeps telling me my subscription has ended but when I click to restore the purchase it freezes. I even tried simply clicking subscribe and then sort out the extra charge later but I can’t even do that. I have tried to contact the developer but there is only email and I need to sort this ASAP. ### 1/5 — Drains battery even when not in use. *2023-04-28, version 3.1.4* Why? ### 1/5 — Subscription Model *2023-01-03, version 3.1.1* Low rating because of a subscription model. The app is quite good and I’d probably pay $20 for it, but the monthly/yearly subscriptions companies seem to be forcing now is a definite NO. ### 1/5 — Useless *2022-09-28, version 3.0.3* If u want rock or metal genre it’s premium, so the app is utterly useless ### 1/5 — Won’t give me pro *2022-04-06, version 3.0.1* Have paid multiple times for the pro features and emailed but no help. Get it fixed ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Enfin! *2026-05-15, version 3.1.6* Simple et efficace (2Deux qualités assez rares chez les drummer! :) ### 5/5 — Cool app *2026-01-24, version 3.1.6* I’m really enjoying this app ### 5/5 — Everything I need *2025-07-10, version 3.1.6* I wanted a drum player with some basic country and blues loops. This fits the bill perfectly. The Rock loops are extra money but I don’t use them as much. Also the sounds of the different drums are quite realistic. They don’t sound as harsh as some of the other apps. Easy interface, clean screens. Overall, a great basic drum machine. ### 5/5 — Bugs *2025-07-06* Got the free version. ”Auto-accent” not working at all; also seems to affect ”Play repeatedly” in song mode. Apart from that, best drum machine around 👍 ### 5/5 — These are the finest in iOS *2024-08-04, version 3.1.6* I’ve never heard such organic acoustics texture ever in iOS ! Dear developer , this should work in apeMatrix right? Gold!!!! ### 5/5 — fantastic *2024-06-16, version 3.1.6* great app for playing along with your instrument (in my case bass guitar) well better than a metronome ### 5/5 — Solution drums *2024-05-17* Good. ### 5/5 — Easy Drums *2024-02-14, version 3.1.6* Really good sounding drums with a versatile and intuitive interface. Works for me. ### 5/5 — Cool app *2023-09-08, version 3.1.5* I’m enjoying this cool app ### 5/5 — High quality drums *2023-07-24, version 3.1.5* Recorded to cut through a mix. Thoroughly enjoying! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*